Bourbon County Clerk Susan Walker filed a lawsuit asking a judge to stop a recall petition tied to ballot errors in the USD 235 school board election. The lawsuit, filed May 22, 2026, asks the court to declare the petition legally invalid, stop signature collection, and block any recall election connected to it. Walker argues Kansas law requires recall petitions to be reviewed for legal sufficiency before circulation. She claims the recall committee submitted an amended petition that was never formally approved before signatures were gathered.
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